Polyembryoma

Polyembryoma

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Polyembryoma is a rare, very aggressive form of germ cell tumor usually found in the ovaries.

It has been found in association with Klinefelter syndrome.cite journal |author=Beresford L, Fernandez CV, Cummings E, Sanderson S, Ming-Yu W, Giacomantonio M |title=Mediastinal polyembryoma associated with Klinefelter syndrome |journal=J. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol. |volume=25 |issue=4 |pages=321–3 |year=2003 |pmid=12679648 |doi=]

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